Darrell Issa: “Let me start off on a positive note. The positive note is the regular order in which we bring this important…”

“Let me start off on a positive note. The positive note is the regular order in which we bring this important legislation. We have held 11 full committee hearings, 30 subcommittee hearings, produced three full staff reports. Between the work of Chairman Jordan, Chairman Lankford and Congresswoman Foxx on this legislation, there have been countless thousands of hours of hard work to figure the right way to say it to make sure it is narrow and consistent with multiple Presidents' policies of both parties. This legislation is filled with bipartisan support on each of the bills. This is, in fact, not a Republican or a Democratic idea. Mr. Chairman, that ends the positive part. I just listened to my ranking member in opposition, and I was shocked--shocked--that he would talk in terms of rulemaking shouldn't have the interference of the private sector. Customers should not look at their supplier being involved in the production of the regulation. Locking out people who have to manufacture the goods, produce the labels, comply with the law in the process is exactly what is wrong in government today. {time} 1030 Mr. Chairman, the American people know full well that a regulation is a law; a rule is a law. The idea that laws are produced in private with often special interest groups on one side only at the table and then put out as a take it or leave it, fight it if you can, is the absurdity of the regulatory state. Mr.…”